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अदैवं दैवतं कुर्युर् दैवतं चाप्यदैवतम्।
लोकपालान् सृजेयुश्च लोकानन्यांस्तथा द्विजः॥

A misguided Brahmin can treat demons as gods, gods as demons, and create chaos in the universe.

अदोषाद्दोषाद्वा त्यज्ति विपिने तां यदि भवान्
अभ्रद्रं भद्रं वा त्रिभुवनपते त्वां वदतु कः।
इदं क्रूरं मे स्मरति हृदयं यत् किल तया
त्वदर्थ कान्तारे कुलतिलक नात्मापि गणितः॥

Whether rightly or wrongly you abandon her in the forest, none can judge you, O King. Yet my heart recalls how you left her alone, ignoring her worth.

abandonment (54) love (1567) grief (129) forest (145)

अद्भिः शुध्यन्ति वस्त्राणि मनः सत्येन शुध्यति।
अहिंसया च भूतात्मा बुद्धिर्ज्ञानेन शुध्यति॥

Clothes are purified by water, mind by truth, soul by nonviolence, and intellect by knowledge.

purity (356) truth (300) nonviolence (16) wisdom (1611)

अद्भिर्गात्राणि शुध्यन्ति मनः सत्येन शुध्यति।
विद्यातपोभ्यां भूतात्मा बुद्धिर्ज्ञानेन शुध्यति॥

Body by water, mind by truth, soul by learning and penance, intellect by knowledge—purity pathways.

body (170) soul (76) purity (356) wisdom (1611)

अद्भुतस्तक्र्पाथोधिर् अगाधी यस्य वर्धकः।
अक्षपादोऽतमःस्पृष्टस् त्वकलङ्कः कलानिधिः॥

Like the moon untainted by darkness, wise Akṣapāda remained unshaken by chaos.

wisdom (1611) akṣapāda (1) clarity (135) moon (394)

अद्भ्यो ऽग्निर्ब्रह्मतःक्षत्रम् अश्मनो लोहमुत्थितम्।
तेषां सर्वत्रगं तेजः स्वासु योनिषु साम्यति॥

Fire arises from water, warriors from Brahmins, metal from stone—their power remains in essence.

elements (32) origin (25) power (396) nature (950)

अद्यतनो योद्धव्ये शकुनो विहयाय याक्रिकविरुद्वः।
दिवसान्तरिते युद्धे क्षेमः प्रास्थानिकः शकुनः॥

The omen that’s bad today may favor tomorrow’s war—don’t delay action.

omen (58) war (144) timing (92) decision (23)

अद्य धारा सदाधारा सदालम्बा सरस्वती।
पण्डिता मण्डिताः सर्वे भोजराजे भुवं गते॥

Today, knowledge flows unstoppably, and scholars shine in the reign of King Bhoja.

king bhoja (1) learning (126) scholars (17) saraswati (29)

अद्य प्रभृत्यवनताङ्गि तवास्मि दासः
क्रीतस्तपोभिरिति वादिनि चन्द्रमौलौ।
अह्नाय सा नियमजं क्लममुत्ससर्ज
क्लेशः फलेन हि पुनर्नवतां विधत्ते॥

From today, O graceful one, I am your servant, won by your penance—thus said Shiva.

devotion (933) surrender (223) penance (43) love (1567)

अद्य भोमिदिनं सत्यं सत्यमप्रस्तुतं तव।
तथापि दूति गन्तव्यं नार्तः कालमपेक्षते॥

Though your excuse is false, today is an auspicious Tuesday—I must go, for pain waits for no time.

love (1567) urgency (63) deception (224) emotion (652)

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